Does Fortinet pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fortinet employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fortinet. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fortinet?

68% of Fortinet employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fortinet 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fortinet?

Systems Engineer (201) , Technical Support Engineer (162) , Software Engineer (99) , TAC Engineer (98) , Major Account Manager (87) , Account Manager (55) , Software Developer (53) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (51) , Senior Software Engineer (42) , Sales (40) , Inside Sales Representative (39) , Regional Account Manager (37) , Software QA Engineer (34) , Channel Account Manager (28) , Manager (25)

What are the pros of working at Fortinet according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and relax" ((in 176 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 137 reviews)); "Great culture where you can be yourself and are accepted within the community with respect and kindness." ((in 128 reviews)); "4) Good salary and Stocks" ((in 124 reviews)); "Very flexible and provide good benefits" ((in 123 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Fortinet according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and they don't take care of the employees" ((in 123 reviews)); "It's not that the managers in the sales regions are bad leaders, they're just powerless and afraid." ((in 41 reviews)); "Leadership at the VP level and up is poor.... You'll be amazed at how much and how little requires CEO/CTO/CFO approval." ((in 32 reviews)); "No training and cannot remote" ((in 25 reviews)); "lack of diversity in some department" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fortinet layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Fortinet layoffs and their outlook for job security at Fortinet in 2026.

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3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,897 total reviews)

Ken Xie

72% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Fortinet has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,897 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fortinet employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Jan 18, 2018

SE

Senior sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Products are great and priced right as compared to competitors

Cons

No growth potential specially if you're in the remote regions. Poor Management specially Sales Directors that never get to know their customers.

3.0

Jan 14, 2018

Technical Support Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

learn a lot of things

Cons

undersized work force unequal opportunity among employees and there is a lot of politic especially race based opportunity offers

2.0

Jan 11, 2018

Technical support engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can learn multiple technologies, Like APp security, Firewall, Siem etc

Cons

Poor management and they don't take care of the employees

Fortinet Response

Thank you for the review. I would recommend you to walk up to your manager or HR team and share your concerns. We will be happy to listen to your point and make changes as appropriate.

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